We waited 3 weeks for the right conditions to fly these cliffs last spring while in The Azores, Portugal. We got lucky and this was the result. Outside Magazine features this image in the Exposure section of the Feb. 2012 issue. They are on stands now so grab a copy! The Tools: Canon 5D Mark II, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »30 Degree Magazine is featuring our expedition and paragliding discovery from Mozambique in there current winter issue. Many thanks again to the Indigo Bay Island Resort and Spa, Kaenon Polarized Sunglasses, Verbier Summits and of course Niviuk Paragliders for making it happen! You can check out the whole issue here. Enjoy the article. div Open publication – Free publishing – More adventure
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This post is a little bit late but I’ve been at sea so I’ve been out of touch for a bit. I am honored to have another image in this months issue of Islands Magazine from a photo shoot I did for Niviuk paragliders in Mozambique last year. We discovered a 17 mile sand dune that had never been flown before. It was an amazing trip and I’m psyched.
This month’s Islands Magazine features a 3 page spread on the photo shoot I did with Rajan (the swimming elephant) in the Andaman Islands last February. Grab a copy, it’s in stands now and let me know what you think!
Kaenon Sunglasses is running a new ad of an image I took of stand up paddler Jamie Mitchell. Jamie is being nominated for National Geographic’s “Adventurer of the Year” award for his outstanding athletic achievements in the stand up paddling world. If you have a minute take the time to vote on National Geographics website.
Last year I went to Bir, India to photograph some paragliding for a local paragliding company called Himalayan Sky Safaris. The story of that trip is in the current issue of Action Asia. Check it out. It is a REALLY incredible place to fly big big air!
As a photographer, it’s especially rewarding to see my images on the cover of magazines. Here are two new covers this month. They are in stands now so pick up a copy if you get a chance.
An image I shot of Clarissa Hempel made the cover and inside is a feature article of our trip last year in the Marshall Islands with Pete Cabrinha, Kristin Boese, Mauricio Abreu and Moehau Goold.
I just got the cover image and feature article published in German kiteboarding magazine kiteboarding.de. Last September I was in Indonesia and photographed some professional kiteboarders take on one of the bigger swells of the season.
Kaenon Sunglasses, maker of some of the best sunglasses out there, is now using one of the images I shot of Stand Up Paddling World Champion Jamie Mitchell for an ad. See Jamie, a Kaenon team athlete, in the upcoming issue of the StandUp Journal and follow his ocean adventures on his blog. You can also check out more images I took of Jamie in my Recent Galleries.
Check out this month’s issue of Outside Magazine. It’s got a great paragliding feature that my friend Thayer Walker wrote and I shot the images for while in Bir, India last November. I spent two weeks there paragliding with and photographing the guys who own and operate a paragliding company called Himalayan Sky Safaris. These guys are some of the best pilots in the world and they guide amazing paragliding trips in the Himalayas around Bir. The flying here is amazing and these guys are awesome guides.
A few months ago I was fortunate enough to spend time with Rajan – the world’s last ocean swimming elephant. I spent days following him and his Mahout (caretaker) around one of the islands in the Andamans. Nazroo and Rajan have been together for 30 years and have a remarkable bond. I’m incredibly jealous actually as having a connection with such an intelligent animal must be truly amazing. I wasn’t aware of it when I first met Rajan how incredible his story was. As I asked more questions the more I became intrigued. I won’t go through too much detail as my experience with Rajan was run by the BBC. To listen to the interview click here.
I am the resident photographer on board the Best Odyssey, a world kiteboarding, surfing, paragliding adventure expedition.
I specializes in action-sports and documentary-style photography.
My images have been published in major international magazines such as Outside, Forbes, Islands, Cruising World and Kiteboarding.
Jody MacDonald is in Marbella, Spain and has planned a trip to Essaouira, Morocco in January 2012.
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